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Effect of fructooligosaccharide supplementation on growth performance, intestinal morphology, intestinal microbiota stress index carcass quality and meat quality of broiler

Effect of fructooligosaccharide supplementation on growth performance, intestinal morphology, intestinal microbiota stress index carcass quality and meat quality of broiler

Abstract

Supplementing broilers with different levels of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) under stress conditions, such as higher stocking densities and recycled litter that were not a significant difference in broiler performance, carcass quality and meat quality between the FOS-supplemented groups and the control group (p>0.05). FOS supplementation improved intestinal health by increasing the villus height to crypt depth ratio Lactobacillus populations increased, and Escherichia coli decreased with FOS supplementation. The heterophil-to-lymphocyte ratio was reduced which indicated lower stress.

Objective

การใช้ยาต้านจุลชีพส่งผลเสียเป็นอย่างมากโดยทำให้เชื้อทนทานต่อยาเเละตกค้างในเนื้อสัตว์ได้ ปัจจุบันผู้ส่งออกไก่ใช้น้อยลงหรือไม่ใช้พราะบาง ประเทศห้ามใช้ จึงได้มีการนำสารทีมีความปลอดภัยมาใช้ทดแทนยาต้านจุลชีพ พรีไบโอติก ได้เเก่ FOS เป็นหนึ่งในสารเสริมที่เป็นอาหารของจุลินทรีย์ดีที่มีประโยชน์ในลําไส้ ซึ่งช่วยปรับสภาพเเวดล้อมภายในลำไส้ให้ไก่มีสมรรถนะการเจริญเติบโต สัณฐานวิทยาของลำไส้ ภูมิคุ้ม รวมถึงคุณภาพเนื้อเเละซากให้ดีขึ้นได้"

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